"The face had an expression of absolute content, of relief, at throwing off a burden such as few men have been called upon to bear --- a burden which few men could have borne." - Recollections of New York Secretary of State Chauncey M. Depew. . . . — — Map (db m5192) HM
On Knox Street Mall/Henry Johnson Boulevard just south of Washington Park Road, in the median.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Commission of the City of Albany, New York Mayors Charles H. Gaus Henry F. Snyder James B. McEwan Commissioner of Public Works Wallace Greenalch Commissioners * John S. McEwan * John L. Newman Peter Kinnear * . . . — — Map (db m144262) WM
On Knox Street Mall/Henry Johnson Boulevard just south of Washington Park Road, on the left when traveling south.
This straight path, sometimes known as the "Knox Street Mall", is the only portion of Washington Park that follows the pattern of the surrounding urban grid. It marks the west side of what was known as Middle or Washington Square.
This . . . — — Map (db m144256) HM
Philip Henry Sheridan, General United States Army. Born Albany NY. March 6th 1831, Died Nonquitt Mass. August 5th, 1888.
Erected by the citizens of Albany and the state of New York under chapter 100 of the laws of 1914. Commissioners: Governors . . . — — Map (db m95584) WM
"I hold myself without mock modesty, the humblest of all individuals that have ever been elevated to the Presidency....You have generously tendered me the united support of the great Empire State." - Abraham Lincoln speaking to the New York . . . — — Map (db m5191) HM
On Broadway near 15th Street, on the right when traveling south.
10 Pounder Rifle
From Watervliet Arsenal Designed
By Robert P. Parrott and Cast at
The West Point Foundry.
Used by the Union Forces These
Guns were Mounted on Carriages
Made at Watervliet Arsenal Where
Ammunition was also Made. This . . . — — Map (db m7299) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 19) at East Hughes Street (County Route 26), on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
[front] In honor of our soldiers, the defenders of the Union. Civil War 1861-1865. [base] Gettysburg
[right] Sixth New York Cavalry
1st Lieut. John Muldoon; Lieut. Franklin Saunders
93rd. New York Infantry
Capt. John Sherwood . . . — — Map (db m75785) WM
On Willets Avenue (New York State Route 19) at Park Place, on the left when traveling north on Willets Avenue.
(front)
Erected
by the
citizens of Amity
1861-1865
(right)
In memory
of the men
of the township
(rear)
who offered
their lives
to their country
(left)
in order
that their country . . . — — Map (db m75782) WM
On Leonard Avenue at New York State Route 19, on the right when traveling west on Leonard Avenue.
albert andrews benjamin f. andrews charles b. alfred daniel blake col. lyasander burr fred a. burr henry l. bigelow hugh p. bennett andrew banister milford butler crandall bacon beerly bacon benson bacon columbus balcom . . . — — Map (db m157247) WM
On Wadhams Street just south of Erben Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
With the development of the steamship, the reefs and rapids of Hell Gate no longer provided natural protection for New York City. Fort Schuyler and Fort Totten, on the opposite shore, were built to defend it against attack from Long Island Sound. . . . — — Map (db m193307) HM
On Conklin Avenue at High Street, on the right when traveling west on Conklin Avenue.
Near this spot, Col. David Ireland trained the 137th NY. They defended the right flank on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg, contributing to Union victory in the battle & Civil War. — — Map (db m198178) HM
A self-educated escaped slave and an American
abolitionist and reformer, he firmly believed
in the equality of all people, regardless of race or sex.
"The life of a nation is secure only while the nation
is honest, truthful, and . . . — — Map (db m197919) HM
On Church Road, 0.1 miles south of Cherry Valley Road, on the right when traveling south.
Civil War private buried here. Died in 1863 from wounds rec'd at Chancellorsville. Subject of Walt Whitman's 1864 essay "A New York Soldier". — — Map (db m132668) HM
On South Water Street, 0.1 miles south of West Main Street (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling south.
Thomas Jefferson Parker came from a long military tradition His father, Henry, was a captain of Dragoons in the War of 1812, and his grandfather, Jonathan, was Quartermaster of a Connecticut cavalry troop in the American Revolution. He was regarded . . . — — Map (db m217369) HM
On Court Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on Court Street.
Bldg. dedicated Sept. 7, 1914 to honor the nearly 3,500 Cattaraugus County citizens who served in the Army and Navy during the Civil War. — — Map (db m132670) WM
On Genesee Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Genesee Street.
Dedicated to the Memory of William H. Seward who as a young Auburn lawyer practiced law in Cayuga County Court House. He rose to become governor of New York, United States Senator, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson. He was Lincoln's . . . — — Map (db m88355) HM
On Genesee Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Genesee Street.
In memory of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in Maryland about 1821. Died in Auburn, N.Y. March 10th, 1913. Called the "Moses" of her people during the Civil War. With rare courage, she led over three hundred negroes up from slavery to freedom and . . . — — Map (db m88356) HM
On Grover Street at South Street (New York State Route 34), on the right when traveling west on Grover Street.
Memorial to Cayuga County Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War, 1861 1865. Friends around me fell like drops of rain. Twas there many noble ones were slain. Their mangled corpes strewned the grass with none to care since life was passed. Each . . . — — Map (db m88392) WM
On Genesee Street at James Street, on the right when traveling east on Genesee Street.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States Government. It is bestowed by the President in the name of Congress and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves . . . — — Map (db m88220) WM
On South Street (New York State Route 34) at William Street when traveling north on South Street.
"How through these years in silence thou hast borne the cruel doubt, the slanders of debate, the assassin's knife, and keener blade of scorn, wielded by party in its narrow hate: How could'st thou pause each step to vindicate of thy . . . — — Map (db m88395) HM
Near Point Drive North, 0.6 miles north of Lake Shore Drive West (New York State Route 5).
Dedicated to Corporal Cyrus W. James 9th New York Cavalry Company G Enlisted at Dunkirk, NY September 26, 1861 at age 22 Killed July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA, and was the first Union Soldier to succumb in that great battle. His body rests . . . — — Map (db m118924) WM
On East Main Street (Route 20) east of Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Resident of Fredonia, NY who graduated from Wet Point in June of 1861 and died defending "The Angle" at The Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Grandson of Town of Pomfret founder Judge Zattu Cushing
"Faithful unto death" . . . — — Map (db m188969) WM
On Church Street at Temple Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
USN In memory of Commander William B. Cushing 1842-1874 The sinking of the Confederate Ram Albemarle Oct. 27, 1864 by Lt. Cushing. — — Map (db m117563) HM
On Allegany Road, 0.1 miles north of Mackinaw Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Lincoln Maple This maple was planted in 1865 after Pres. Lincoln was assassinated. Schoolchildren from this Balltown school, built in 1820, planted it. — — Map (db m105654) HM
On New York State Route 430 at Mina Cemetery Road on State Route 430. Reported missing.
Corporal Co. D 112 NY Infantry. Congressional Medal of Honor awarded 29 September 1864 for battle of New Market Heights Chapins Farm, Virginia. Buried in Mina Cemetery. — — Map (db m62854) WM
On Park Street (County Route 18) at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Park Street.
Antietam To the perpetual memory of the defenders of the Union in the wars of 1776, 1812, and Civil War 1861-1865. Revolutionary War. Dutton, Moses War of 1812. Corse, Cyrus; Cross, George; Eades, Elisha A.; Eastman, Daniel; Graham, Aretus . . . — — Map (db m117538) WM
On Lake Street at East Market Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street.
(Front):107 N.Y. Vols. Antietam Chancellorsville Gettysburg Resaca New Hope Church 1861-1865 (Left Side):Pine Knob Culp's Farm Kenesaw Mountain Peach Tree Creek Siege of Atlanta (Right Side):Sherman's March Siege of . . . — — Map (db m32322) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m90119) HM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m114217) HM
On Winsor Avenue at Hoffman Street, on the right when traveling east on Winsor Avenue.
Dedicated to the soldiers who trained at Camp Rathbun May 1861 - 1864 and the Confederate prisoners of war incarcerated at Camp Chemung July 1864 - July 1865 Flagstaff located inside main entrance to the camp N.W. corner of property at 722 Winsor . . . — — Map (db m32244) HM
Near Davis Street, on the right when traveling south.
Between July 1864 and August 1865, 2973 Confederate soldiers were buried here with kindness and respect, by John W. Jones, a runaway slave. They have remained in these hallowed grounds of Woodlawn National Cemetery by family choice because of the . . . — — Map (db m32239) HM
Elmira Prison Camp
Overcrowding at the military prison at Point Lookout, Maryland, led the U.S. Army to establish Elmira Military Prison in May 1864. Elmira, New York, initially a rendezvous point for enlisting Union soldiers, had barracks, . . . — — Map (db m90076) HM
Near Davis Street, on the right when traveling south.
In Memory of The Confederate Soldiers in the War Between the States who died in Elmira Prison and lie buried here erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy November 6, 1937 — — Map (db m32179) HM
On Winsor Avenue at Hoffman Street, on the right when traveling east on Winsor Avenue.
This was the site of Elmira Prison Camp, established in 1864 to hold Confederate prisoners of the Civil War. When the war started in 1861, it was Barracks No. 3 of the Upstate Draft Rendezvous where Union soldiers were housed and trained. It was . . . — — Map (db m32303) HM
Near Davis Street, on the right when traveling south.
(Federal Side):
Erected by the
United Statesto the memory of the following soldiers, privates in the Eleventh Veteran Reserve Corps. Comprising the Union guard who were killed with their Confederate prisoners of war in the railroad . . . — — Map (db m32180) HM
Near Winsor Avenue east of Foster Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Upon this spot stood the original flagstaff at the entrance of Camp Rathbun 1861-Spring 1864 and the Elmira Prison Camp known as Camp Chemung
July 1864 - July 1865
May 3, 1992 — — Map (db m195371) HM
Elmira Military Depot
On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for volunteers to put down the Confederate rebellion. Three days later, New York Gov. Edwin G. Morgan appealed for 13,280 troops to fill the state's quota of . . . — — Map (db m90151) HM
On South Main Street (New York State Route 7) at East Main Street (New York State Route 206), on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Erected
In Memory Of Those Who Gave
Their Lives To Save Their
Country
By
The Hon Henry A. Clark
The muffled drums sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo,
No more on life's parade shall meet
The brave and fallen few.
On . . . — — Map (db m146630) WM
On New York State Route 80 at Columbus Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 80.
Columbus Memorial
Columbus named by Dr. Tracy Robinson
First settlement by Col. Converse on lot 44 in 1781.
Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Columbus
Church, C.
Church, J.
Dennison, J.P.
Howard, T.
Kinney, N.
Loomis, . . . — — Map (db m168968) WM
On County Route 36, 0.3 miles north of County Route 35, on the left when traveling north.
Moved to Georgia 1852 and conscripted in Confederate Army 1864. Taken prisoner 1865 and died of disease 1 month after release. Buried here. — — Map (db m148983) HM
On County Road 5, 0.1 miles west of State Route 220, on the right when traveling west.
Aldrich, Emer. H.
Baker, John B.
Ball, Abel M.
* Banks, Otis
Barnes, Harrison A.
Barnes, Nehemiah
* Barnes, Stephen A.
Barrows, Charles L.
Barrows, George M.
Barrows, Mansel
Barrows, Corp. Truman
* Beckwith, . . . — — Map (db m244081) WM
On South Main Street (New York State Route 12) at East State Street (New York State Route 80), on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
Erected 1881 by Dr. Devillo White in memory of the brave soldiers who lost their lives in putting down the Southern Rebellion.
(names of soldiers and battles) — — Map (db m168758) WM
On Mace Chasm Road (County Route 71) 0.2 miles south of New York State Route 373, on the right when traveling south.
Resided here 1885-1916. Machinist, inventor, mill owner & church leader. Union soldier diarist while prisoner during Civil War. — — Map (db m204229) HM
On Union Road, 0.2 miles east of Jarvis Road, on the left when traveling east.
A barn on this property was one of the "Stations" on the "Underground Railroad," where runaway slaves were concealed and protected on their way to freedom, in Canada — — Map (db m236859) HM
On Union Road, 0.2 miles south of Jarvis Road, on the right when traveling south.
This property was one of the "Stations" on the "Underground Railroad," where runaway slaves were concealed and protected on their way to freedom, in Canada — — Map (db m236860) HM
On New York State Route 82 at County Route 7, in the median on State Route 82.
Belcher, John A.
Bell, Charles M.
Brandt, Phillip
Brooks, Henry
Brown, John
Butts, James
Butts, Robert
Byrne, John
Card, Roland
Card, Walter
Carl, John
Dayis, Isaac
Decker, Jacob
George, Charles . . . — — Map (db m140120) WM
On Fairview Avenue (U.S. 9) at Oakwood Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Fairview Avenue.
Here in 1862
the 128th. New York State
Volunteer Infantry, the
Columbia-Dutchess Regiment
was organized.
It served in the Union
Army until 1865. — — Map (db m118548) HM
On Stevens Road, on the left when traveling north.
Dr. James Henry Salisbury
1823. Pioneer in germ theory
research. Invented salisbury
steak to combat illness
in Civil War soldiers. — — Map (db m128005) HM
On U.S. 11 south of Sessions Hill Road, on the left when traveling south.
Painter of four presidents including Abraham Lincoln reading to his cabinet the Emancipation Proclamation. Painting hangs in the U.S. Capitol — — Map (db m221711) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 221) west of Cortland Street/Broome Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated
May 30, 1893,
to the memory
of those who fought
for the preservation
of the Union.
1861 — 1865
Comrades
G.A.R. - F.C. & L. - W.R.C — — Map (db m131032) WM
On Main Street (New York State Route 10) at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Erected by the people of
Delaware County
In grateful remembrance of those
Who served their Country in the Civil War
And who have defended
The American Flag
(List of Battles)
Gettysburg
Antietam
Wilderness
Cold Harbor . . . — — Map (db m137663) WM
On Main Street (New York State Route 10), on the right when traveling west.
N.Y. Vol. Inf. organized in Delaware County. Mustered into the Union Army Sept. 27, 1862 at Camp Delaware located on the flats below Delhi. — — Map (db m93300) HM
Near River Street east of New York State Route 8, on the left when traveling east.
Major General, Union Army - American Civil War
Company C, 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment to Brigade Commander, 3rd Division, V Corps
Born in Sidney Plains on 8 September 1821, Baxter was later wounded four separate times during the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m233322) HM WM
On River Street at New York State Route 8, on the left when traveling east on River Street.
Corporal, Army of the United States, Civil War Company "M" 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery A teacher when he volunteered for service, he was soon after appointed Company Clerk and served in that capacity until mustering out at war's end. . . . — — Map (db m238911) WM
On River Street at New York State Route 8, on the left when traveling east on River Street.
Oliver Hager, U.S. Army Rank/Enl & Disch Dates Unknown Discharge Certificate Issued (Late) 23 April 1846 Windham Volunteer Infantry Co. (PA) War Era(s) Unknown (Gr-Gr Grandfather of Jay, Dan, Pete & Sam) PFC Jay Fred Hager, U.S. Army . . . — — Map (db m232865) WM
On NY Rt 22&55 (New York State Route 55) 1 mile north of Quaker Hill Rd, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Commander of the Monitor, against the Confederate Ram, Merrimac. Hampton Roads, Mar. 9, 1862; Rear Admiral, U.S.N. is buried here. — — Map (db m63935) HM
On East Main Street at Charles Coleman Blvd, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
[ West Side ]
Roll of Honor
To Honor the Pawling Men Who Served in the World War This Tablet is Erected By The Inhabitants of the Town 1917 – 1919
Akin, Albert John Alfredson, David Anderson, Edward . . . — — Map (db m24655) HM
Son of Philip & Rebecca Hamilton.
Killed in the Battle of the Washita
Nov. 27, 1868,
"while gallantly leading his command."
"A little while, and ye shall see me."
Born July 21, 1844 at the City of New York; . . . — — Map (db m210636) HM WM
Dedicated by
Hamilton-Sleight Post
Grand Army of the Republic
1923
to the memory of
their comrades
in the Civil War
1861 - 1865
"The world will little note, nor
long remember what we say here;
but it can . . . — — Map (db m210624) WM
On Cannon Street, on the left when traveling west on Cannon Street.
[ west side ]
Memorial
To the Patriotism of the Men of
Dutchess and Columbia Counties
Who served in the 128th Regiment
in the Civil War 1861 – 1865
----------
Till the fame of our fathers
Has melted away,
Till the . . . — — Map (db m37638) HM
On Market Street at Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling north on Market Street.
[ east side ]
Soldiers
Memorial Fountain
[ south side ]
To The
Patriot Dead
[ north side ]
April 12th, 1861
April 9th, 1865
[ west side ]
Restored / Rededicated P.U.R.A Nov. 11, 1977 . . . — — Map (db m37779) HM
On New York State Route 82, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to the 140 Civil War soldiers of Stanford
“Our cause is a good and just one”
Talmadge Wood, 156th N.Y. Vol. Inf.
Mortally Wounded at Gettysburg
July 3, 1863 — — Map (db m105603) WM
On Broadway (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles east of Town Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
It is believed that the residents of Town Line, NY met at the schoolhouse near this marker following the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 and voted 80-45 to secede from the Union. The story is undocumented and their reasons are unknown. . . . — — Map (db m118944) HM
On Hertel Avenue, 0.3 miles west of Niagara Street (New York State Route 266), on the right when traveling west.
The Fenian Brotherhood was a group of Irish Nationalists founded in the United States in 1858 with the goal of creating an Irish Republic. In this vicinity, from the docks of the Pratt Iron Works, on the night of June 1st, 1866, the Fenians . . . — — Map (db m140705) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 5) near Delaware Avenue.
Born in Newburgh, NY, raised in Buffalo, Geneva College 1847, University of Buffalo 1851, Telegraph operator, U.S. Navy assistant surgeon, invented motion telgraphy, U.S. Army Signal Corps founder, Civil War meteorologist, U.S. Weather Bureau . . . — — Map (db m65476) HM
Near Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.1 miles north of West Delavan Avenue.
African Americans have fought in each of America's great conflicts, the early colonial wars, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. However, until the Civil War, African Americans were never offically included in the military establishment of . . . — — Map (db m81194) WM
On West Delavan Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Main Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling west.
1881 This monument honors the soldiers and sailors buried here who fought to save the Union, 1861-1865. [east side]Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. One country one flag. Committee on Removal, 1904. John D. Lieb, Chairman; Charles M. . . . — — Map (db m81201) WM
Near Niagara Square at Court Street, in the median.
The vista along Court Street from Niagara Square to Lafayette Square embraces a continuum of human struggle for freedom and justice. In the center of the vista stands a monument to the soldiers and sailors who perished in the war to preserve the . . . — — Map (db m92834) HM
On Lafayette Square at Main Street, in the median on Lafayette Square.
The city has built this monument in grateful remembrance of the soldiers and sailors who in the war to maintain the Union, laid down their lives in the cause of their country and of mankind. The coming generations taught by their example will . . . — — Map (db m92913) WM
On Niagara Square at Delaware Avenue (New York State Route 384), in the median on Niagara Square.
[west side] William McKinley was elected to Congress as a representative from Ohio in 1876, '78, '80, '82, '84, '86, '88, was elected Governor of Ohio in 1891 and 1893 and President of the United States in 1896 and 1900. [south side] William . . . — — Map (db m92791) HM
On Colonial Circle at Bidwell Parkway, in the median on Colonial Circle.
Commanding Third Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps. Killed at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. This statue was erected and presented to the City of Buffalo through funds raised by the General Daniel Davidson Bidwell Memorial . . . — — Map (db m80407) WM
Battles and losses from "Fox's History of the Rebellion", Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Bottoms Bridge, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Virginia; Folly Island, Cole's Island, Morris Island, Night Assault on Fort Wagner, Siege of Fort Wagner, . . . — — Map (db m80021) WM
On Nottingham Terrace at Museum Court, on the right when traveling east on Nottingham Terrace.
To commemorate the gallantry of ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ the officers and enlisted men of the thirteenth regiment U.S. Infantry in the campaign against Santiago de Cuba. First at San Juan Hill, July 1st 1898 as they were at . . . — — Map (db m80364) WM
On Scajaquada Expressway (New York State Route 198) at Deleware Avenue (New York State Route 384), on the right when traveling east on Scajaquada Expressway.
Tree planted November 30, 1925 by Wm. Richardson Womans Relief Corps No. 59 Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic in honor of Bidwell-Wilkenson Post No. 9 Grand Army of the Republic;
Bidwell Post No. 9 organized April 1, 1870;
J.W. . . . — — Map (db m138864) WM
Near Cummings Road, 0.1 miles south of Main Street (New York State Route 5).
1861 To Commemorate 1961 the patriotism of the men of Clarence who served in the Civil War. This stone has been placed and a red maple tree planted in grateful appreciation. — — Map (db m209852) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 62) 0.1 miles east of Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
[left photos] Street parade, circa 1940. George M. Pierce, President of the village of Hamburg, 1874-76. Hotel Hamburg was built on the site of the old B.M. Fish Dry Goods Store after it burned in 1917. 1798 - Joseph Ellicott, a land agent for . . . — — Map (db m82502) HM
On Lake Avenue at Old Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lake Avenue.
To commemorate the bravery
of the
soldiers and sailors
of the Civil War
Erected in 1912
under the auspices of the
Lancaster Circle 67
Ladies of the G.A.R. — — Map (db m75222) WM
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